MILWAUKEE, WI (March 6, 2018) – The Bryant & Stratton baseball team went on the road this past weekend to Belleville, IL where they dropped three straight to Southwestern Illinois College in their inaugural season series.

03/02 - Game 1 vs. Southwestern Illinois College (12-2 L)

To start the game, the Bobcats went scoreless in the top of first while SWIC jumped out to a 2-0 lead by the end of the inning. Tacking on two more runs in the bottom of the third, the Bobcats trailed SWIC 4-0 going into the fifth.

With two outs in the top of the fifth, Keanu Walkush hit a double and the Bobcats started to gain momentum. With Walkush on second base, David Paleo hit a double and brought home the first RBI of the season. First basemen, Kyle Taran, went up to bat and hit a double which drove home Paleo. The Bobcats trailed 4-2 going in to the bottom of the inning.

Holding SWIC to just one more run, the Bobcats trailed by three but could not overcome the deficit and lost their opening game of the season.

"Each day we have to get better," Bobcats head coach Mike Zolecki said. "That is how we can build this program into a successful program. We have a good group of guys and that is key to building a new program."

David Paleo led the way going three for three with one run.

03/03 – Game 2 vs. Southwestern Illinois College (11-2 L)

Game two started with the Bobcats jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Retaliating, SWIC took back the lead in the bottom of the inning scoring three runs.

The Bobcats hit a dry spell at the plate the remainder of the game as they failed to tack on any more runs.

Keanu Walkush, Pitcher, threw for five innings giving up seven hits and five earned runs.

At the plate, Malik Hill led the way going two for four with one run followed by David Paleo going two for four with one run.

03/03 – Game 3 vs Southwestern Illinois College (9-1 L)

Game three was a struggle for the Bobcats as they were held scoreless until the 7^th inning. SWIC tacked on eight total hits and scored nine runs in six innings.

Third Baseman, Ricky Rank, led the way for the Bobcats as he went two for three at the plate with one run. Second Baseman, Alex Sadowski, went two for three with one strikeout.

"We are going to take some lumps but how we deal with that will tell us what kind of character we have as a team," Zolecki said. 

Up next for the Bobcats is a trip to Allen Community College located in Allen, KS from March 12-13. The Bobcats were scheduled earlier in the year to go up against Allen County Community College but had to cancel due to weather issues.

First pitch will take place at 1:00pm.

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